Harper ‘on wrong side of history’ with aboriginal women comments, Trudeau says { In the ‘Most Viewed’ section, “Trudeau calls Harper ‘out of touch‘ -over comments we reported on yesterday. This is the first day I haven’t seen Justin Trudeau mentioned in a headline that didn’t look biased to me. —djo— }

-Blog- Indian Status: 5 things you need to know { “Filmmaker dispels myths and misconceptions about [First Nations] status in new film” }

Run-down Labrador highway destroyed motorhome, says couple { * If politicians, after being sued over issues such as fraudulent tax assessments, overcharging for municipality services, such as water if the town or city ‘owns’ the water supply, not being completely honest about where their money comes from -& how much money they’ve hidden from the public, allowing infrastructure decay, -and other things I don’t have time to list here- -& if they lose the court case – had to pay out of their own pockets and could not raise taxes to cover their losses, would this keep the not-so-public-minded from running for office? * }

Diner en Blanc pops up in Halifax courtyard { ‘Diner en Blanc’ appears to be a kind of ‘happening’ where, in this case, nearly 1,000 participants found out where the event would take place ‘moments before the event’. Diners are asked to wear only white and bring their own food, chairs and dishes. Looks like everybody brought white folding chairs. This took place in the quad at the University of King’s College. }

Iceland volcano: Bardarbunga eruption begins { I’ve seen no pictures yet, they said the eruption began beneath the ice of Iceland’s largest glacier. }

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‘This is something we shouldn’t forget,’ Ferguson protesters say { }

Lev Tahor sect quietly moves from Chatham, Ontario, to Guatemala { Members of Lev Tahor have been accused of abusing their children and been threatened with having children removed from their custody by Child Protective Services. They’ve also been accused of moving away from more than one area to avoid prosecution, or, from their perspective, to escape persecution. If I had absolute proof that they systematically abuse their children I bet I would feel differently —djo— }

2 days of deadly attacks in Iraq threaten fragile government transition { }

Montreal photographer calls report on journalist’s kidnapping ‘personal attack’ { “Photographer Yves Choquette says he did not compromise the safety of American journalist Steven Sotloff, who was kidnapped in Syria last year and also appeared in a recent jihadist video in which fellow U.S. journalist James Foley was executed.” }

China’s toxic soil { “A once-secret government study says that nearly 20% of all farmland is polluted, causing danger to people working on the fields and those buying its products.” }

Where’s the fire pole? { “A more than 100-year-old tradition is slowly fading into history, as the fire pole is being phased out from fire halls across the country.” }

Alberta’s proposed tuition hikes could see increases of almost 60% in some [institutions] { Their headline said “-in some falculties’. ] }

Painkillers prescribed chronically to many Americans on disability { }

How bad news effects your brain: Day 6 { There are live links in the following Copied and Pasted feature: >>—-> “Awful, emotionally wrenching stories are dominating the summer news cycle – from violence in Iraq, protests in Ferguson, Ebola in West Africa and mounting deaths in Israel and Gaza. Though most of us are watching these stories unfold at a safe distance, that doesn’t mean we’re not affected. Brent speaks to Mary McNaughton-Cassill, a psychology professor at the University of Texas at San Antonio, about the relationship between bad news and stress.” *** There are more interesting details on the page with the above, Link >>—-> “How to keep bad news from bringing you down” }